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    Sadie the cleaning lady and GE Oceania

    I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the likely WHY it's named Sadie. It came out around about the time John Farnham had a hit with "Sadie, the Cleaning Lady" here in Australia a very long time ago ... a great song ... and a great cleaner!
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    New member in Aus

    Isn't it amazing how there are specialised tools for every trade!
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    1962 Hoover scrubber brochure

    Yes, they did. At Meadowbank, in western Sydney. If anybody knows, it would be interesting to find out whether these factories really started manufacturing from scratch using tooling sent from USA, or whether they just assembled kits sent from USA which then allowed us Aussies to believe we'd...
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    ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS - Please Read This...

    Enjoy your retirement, Robert, and thanks for all you've done. The site has been a wonderul place for all these years under your guidance and I'm sure it will continue to develop under Alan's care
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    Dollhouse vacuum cleaner.

    How wonderful! And you have its original packaging as well, with the Hoover Red printing ink
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    Dollhouse vacuum cleaner.

    I have a Hoover 262 ... ... but no dolls house. I saw it on eBay a long time ago and thought it was cute
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    Some of my Progress vacuums

    Thanks - and what another great find! That one was apparently set to a pop song of the era. All the old advertising is fascinating. I've been enjoying the Christmas, Food and Song threads elsewhere on the site, so thanks to those contributors as well
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    Some of my Progress vacuums

    Broken Link? Hi Kirbyman65 (Jack), So there are two of us who need practice! I couldn't open the latest link you posted. Hopefully you can update it so we can all enjoy another one of those old ads. Nick
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    Some of my Progress vacuums

    What a great ad! I can't get over how they'd invest 1 minute 37 seconds into an advertisement. Perhaps it was for cinemas, so it wouldn't have been anywhere near as expensive as if you wanted that amount of time on modern television. My German is rusty. The words go more or less like this...
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    Can anyone date my hoover model 725?

    Reply #1 - Badaboom ... ... tish
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    Self generating vacuum cleaner (vacuumaid)

    Great find! I hope it cleans up and runs well after you work on it
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    Sunbeam Model 12 stand mixer

    Just wow! What amazing find!
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    hoover 119 homemade bag

    Brilliant! What a wonderful piece of craftsmanship
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    Does anyone remember???

    And the video ... ... to save you searching...
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    Does anyone remember???

    Andy chance it's Jerry Lewis in "Who's Minding t There's a segment in that where a Convertible bag blows up like a balloon and it floats around the sales floor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Minding_the_Store%3F
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